tuque /tūk/ n Canadian English, var. toque[19th c. Canadian French, from the French toque, from the Basque tauka] 1 A close-fitting knitted cap, often with a long tapering end or tassel or pompom. 2 fig Something quintessentially Canadian.

souq/sūk/ n from the Arabic سوقvar. souk 1 An open-air marketplace. 2fig A central meeting place for the circulation of news and ideas.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Blazing Paddles

The Tuque Souq is pointing its compass north by northwest by slightly southeast with a right turn in there somewhere, on a bit of a hiatus. Everyone should believe in something, said Thoreau. I believe I'll go canoeing.